African American Literature

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Book Review: Things I Should Have Told My Daughter – Pearl Cleage

May 12, 2014 Article

Danielle Dorky reviews New York Times Bestselling author Pearl Cleage’s new journal memoirs Things I Should Have Told My Daughter, a self-portrait that takes women’s confessional literature to a new standard.

Dorks of Black History: Jessie Redmon Fauset

February 28, 2014 Article

Known as the “Midwife of African American Literature”, Jessie Redmon Fauset was one of the most well-received figures of the Harlem Renaissance movement,

Dear Dorky: Bashful in Baltimore

January 23, 2014 Article

Dear Dorky is my Dear Abby-inspired column with a twist; instead of offering advice, I’ll recommend a book. I’m a firm believer that there’s a book for every occasion and I intend to prove it with this column!